soft-pedal

soft-pedal something

to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Alludes to the soft pedal on the piano, which reduces the volume.) Try to soft-pedal the problems we have with the cooling system. I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Auxentius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Johnny	['dʒɔni]
Khalil	-	Arabic
Ivana	-	Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Kalju	-	Estonian
Devon	['devn]